Engrossed, yet almost sober music. As sublime as an empty parking lot at dawn. Odd Beholder's second EP Atlas. Odd Beholder combine introverted song writing with an abstracted and yet almost restrained, stark sound. Whereas pop is the finish line, not the starting point. The group on their music: "We develop our songs out of the experiment into simplicity." With the release of their debut EP Lighting (2016), the secret hit "Landscape Escape" and the corresponding video shot in Azerbaijan Daniela Weinmann and James Varghese have already created quite a stir.

The long-awaited full-length debut by Berlin-based artist La Boum Fatale, following collaborations with Glenn Astro and Sieren and remixes for Me and My Drummer, Hundreds, and Sizarr. In 2012, musician and producer Antonio de Spirt burst out of nowhere with the surprise hit "AAA" and the beautiful electronica of his debut EP, Damwild. Here, de Spirt gives himself room to experiment. La Boum Fatale has always been a project of cooperation, of creative exchange and friction. Most of these tracks are joint works with artists whose output de Spirt deeply appreciates. He offers the music as a field for experimentation and is calm enough to impose no conditions on the heated "No Tongue In Cheek," sung by Danish artist Asbjørn; the wild "Ghosts" with Pantasz; the floating "Lovers Dough" (with Fee Kürten aka Tellavision); "He Just Might" (with Brookln Dekker (Rue Royale)); and the overflowing "When We Fall/Razor Wires" with vocals by Petula.

LP version. Includes download code. The long-awaited full-length debut by Berlin-based artist La Boum Fatale, following collaborations with Glenn Astro and Sieren and remixes for Me and My Drummer, Hundreds, and Sizarr. In 2012, musician and producer Antonio de Spirt burst out of nowhere with the surprise hit "AAA" and the beautiful electronica of his debut EP, Damwild. Here, de Spirt gives himself room to experiment. La Boum Fatale has always been a project of cooperation, of creative exchange and friction. Most of these tracks are joint works with artists whose output de Spirt deeply appreciates. He offers the music as a field for experimentation and is calm enough to impose no conditions on the heated "No Tongue In Cheek," sung by Danish artist Asbjørn; the wild "Ghosts" with Pantasz; the floating "Lovers Dough" (with Fee Kürten aka Tellavision); "He Just Might" (with Brookln Dekker (Rue Royale)); and the overflowing "When We Fall/Razor Wires" with vocals by Petula.

Force and intimacy: Me and My Drummer (Charlotte Brandi and Matze Pröllochs) present their second album, Love Is a Fridge. Hailing from Berlin, duo Me and My Drummer follow their highly respected 2012 debut album, The Hawk, the Beak, the Prey, which yielded the rebellious hit single "You're a Runner" and saw the duo play more than 150 shows across Europe and the UK. They also collaborated with such outstanding artists as Kat Frankie, Tale of Us, and Breton, before shifting their focus to their second album, recorded with producer Olaf Opal (The Notwist). With Love Is a Fridge, Me and My Drummer achieve new heights of captivating immediacy while maintaining their uncompromising style.

LP version. Includes download code. The Trail is the third album by Berlin-based artist, musician and singer-songwriter Katrin Hahner aka Miss Kenichi. Though her first two, low-key albums were more than well-received in her homeland, The Trail is a huge leap forward, the work of a mature and confident performer, its songwriting subtle and captivating, its arrangements imaginative and complex. The album was recorded in Berlin's Chez Cherie studios, accompanied by longtime collaborator Earl Harvin (Tindersticks) and with the help of a number of other musicians, amongst them Terry Edwards (Gallon Drunk, Tindersticks) and Chris Bruce (Meshell Ndgeocello, Chris Connelly).

The Trail is the third album by Berlin-based artist, musician and singer-songwriter Katrin Hahner aka Miss Kenichi. Though her first two, low-key albums were more than well-received in her homeland, The Trail is a huge leap forward, the work of a mature and confident performer, its songwriting subtle and captivating, its arrangements imaginative and complex. The album was recorded in Berlin's Chez Cherie studios, accompanied by longtime collaborator Earl Harvin (Tindersticks) and with the help of a number of other musicians, amongst them Terry Edwards (Gallon Drunk, Tindersticks) and Chris Bruce (Meshell Ndgeocello, Chris Connelly). Grown to a full band, Miss Kenichi will hit the road for extensive touring all over Europe in early 2015. CD housed in a digisleeve with a poster-booklet.

Einar Stray Orchestra's new album has been given the name Politricks and is lyrically a tribute to childhood heroes and beliefs that are shattered when faced with the reality of the adult world. It is a personal story about finding oneself, about adolescent frustration in the middle of a blizzard of different beliefs. It is about losing a friend to death and a farewell letter to God, which was never sent but made into a song instead. Politricks is an album about being ashamed of Norwegian foreign policies 0- about being from a country that hands out peace prizes with one hand and simultaneously makes weapons of war and builds its extreme prosperity on oil with the other. Musically, Einar Stray Orchestra is inspired by artists such as Sufjan Stevens and Godspeed You! Black Emperor with the same orchestral approach to composing. The songs will be as long as they need to be, and where both shouting and whispering colors the soundscape. Politricks is a dynamic and colorful album. Dark melancholy and an orchestral sound that meets an accessible pop sound with more shades than on its predecessor Chiaroscuro. The signature grand piano gets a rest at times in favor of electric guitar and shoegaze influences. Politricks takes you from stripped a cappella to noisy rock crescendos. The album was produced by Hasse Rosbach (Team Me/Moddi) and mixed by Nick Terry (Libertines/Klaxons/Serena Maneesh).

LP version. Includes download card. Einar Stray Orchestra's new album has been given the name Politricks and is lyrically a tribute to childhood heroes and beliefs that are shattered when faced with the reality of the adult world. It is a personal story about finding oneself, about adolescent frustration in the middle of a blizzard of different beliefs. It is about losing a friend to death and a farewell letter to God, which was never sent but made into a song instead. Politricks is an album about being ashamed of Norwegian foreign policies 0- about being from a country that hands out peace prizes with one hand and simultaneously makes weapons of war and builds its extreme prosperity on oil with the other. Musically, Einar Stray Orchestra is inspired by artists such as Sufjan Stevens and Godspeed You! Black Emperor with the same orchestral approach to composing. The songs will be as long as they need to be, and where both shouting and whispering colors the soundscape. Politricks is a dynamic and colorful album. Dark melancholy and an orchestral sound that meets an accessible pop sound with more shades than on its predecessor Chiaroscuro. The signature grand piano gets a rest at times in favor of electric guitar and shoegaze influences. Politricks takes you from stripped a cappella to noisy rock crescendos. The album was produced by Hasse Rosbach (Team Me/Moddi) and mixed by Nick Terry (Libertines/Klaxons/Serena Maneesh).

Finally, the first full-length album from The/Das! For Freezer, the former side project of Bodi Bill allow themselves to be more band than project. In a technoid frame they create, along with regulars Thomalla (Krakatau), Jorg Wahner (Apparat) and Gunnar Spies (MIA.), a distinctly organic, in-depth soundscape. The/Das have chosen an exciting path. After sending their previous band Bodi Bill into a break, Fabian Fenk and Anton Feist have tried a lot with their new project The/Das, combining different musical approaches under one umbrella. Two EPs with techno tracks were released on Italy's cutting-edge dance label Life And Death. Fenk has also contributed vocals with Tale Of Us, also on Life And Death. The/Das have travelled half the world, performing -- according to context -- as a band or merging their pieces into pulsating DJ sets. The/Das' style has condensed more and more and their sub-cooled and highly driving music has grown, culminating in this highly-anticipated album.

LP version. Includes download code and printed inner sleeve. Finally, the first full-length album from The/Das! For Freezer, the former side project of Bodi Bill allow themselves to be more band than project. In a technoid frame they create, along with regulars Thomalla (Krakatau), Jorg Wahner (Apparat) and Gunnar Spies (MIA.), a distinctly organic, in-depth soundscape. The/Das have chosen an exciting path. After sending their previous band Bodi Bill into a break, Fabian Fenk and Anton Feist have tried a lot with their new project The/Das, combining different musical approaches under one umbrella. Two EPs with techno tracks were released on Italy's cutting-edge dance label Life And Death. Fenk has also contributed vocals with Tale Of Us, also on Life And Death. The/Das have travelled half the world, performing -- according to context -- as a band or merging their pieces into pulsating DJ sets. The/Das' style has condensed more and more and their sub-cooled and highly driving music has grown, culminating in this highly-anticipated album.